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Contributing to this blog:
- "Dave" is Dave Barry, who is a humor columnist and presidential contender.
- "judi" is Judi Smith, who is Dave's Research Department, as well as being interested in men.
- "Walter" is Walter, a bone from the penis of a walrus.

Been there, done that. Only I was just covered with a sheet waiting for the pick up.
All I could figure later was that amateurs, even several, are so reluctant to touch a "dead" body, they miss the pulse they feel for.
The woman staying with my body peed when I spoke up to ask where I was. That was somewhat amusing in an otherwise down day.
Of course, being alive helped.

So true Girlogic. I saw an entire family divide their mom's things up while standing beside her bed waiting for her to die. I told them to watch what they were saying since the sense of hearing is generally the last thing to go. Not surprisingly the mom got better and, as far as I know, is still alive and well.

Cindy, after my mother entered the nursing home and it became community knowledge that her place was empty, we decided it was time to divide her stuff. This was not greed. It was admission that she would never return.
My sisters and I agreed that the first rule was that nothing was worth a family fighting over.
Our second rule was that it was us, only. No spouses.
We still are close even though hundreds or thousands of miles separate us.
No material thing is worth breaking apart a family.